Events happening in the country may quicken this mass
adoption of the digital currency in India, as it is becoming considerably harder for people to rely on cash for their daily transactions.
Alan Tsen, Melbourne general manager of fintech hub Stone and Chalk Melbourne and board member of Fintech Australia, said the changes will be a huge opportunity for the
broader adoption of digital currencies by merchants and consumers.
Fear, perhaps justified fear for many speculators with too much to lose, amplifies each new regulatory revelation, even when the news is good for the long
term adoption of digital currencies.
The CBK's governor, Patrick Njoroge, has been on record issuing a warning in the use and
adoption of the digital currency saying that bitcoins operations are done on decentralised systems that could make Kenyans an easy target for online fraudsters.
«The changes will be a huge opportunity for the broader
adoption of digital currencies by merchants and consumers because there will be less friction for people to accept and pay with it.
Hirano acknowledged the growing awareness and
adoption of digital currencies like Bitcoin in Japan, soon after its classification as a legal method of payment earlier this year.
The process of obtaining the necessary licences and regulatory approval to operate in the US and Europe has taken some two years, according to Allaire — who is very complimentary about the UK government's support for
the adoption of digital currencies.
The birth of bitcoin dates back to the aftermath of 2008 financial crisis wherein
the adoption of digital currencies was necessitated by the failure of traditional banking systems in order to protect the interests of investors and depositors.
This presents a massive growth market for awareness and
adoption of digital currencies.
China has played a small role in
its adoption of digital currencies, beginning with prohibiting withdrawals on exchange platforms, and finally regulating fraud around crypto - currencies.
Contacted by the Daily News regarding the threat brought about by
the adoption of digital currencies to the regions resolve to have a single currency, Mr. Bernard Dadi, the Director of National Payment System at the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), confirmed that plans to have a single currency for the EAC block were still ongoing even though cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin pose a challenge.
Since the users are rewarded with ALX tokens, the mass audience will quickly know how to earn, save and spend their cryptocurrency, which in turn, will increase the mainstream
adoption of digital currency.
This moves in marked contrast to how Japan has mishandled
the adoption of digital currency and blockchain technology without proper input from industry leaders.
However, cryptocurrencies have been finding it a herculean task getting into mainstream finance, and the GNTB's
adoption of digital currencies is a bold step indeed.
The next step to accelerating the world's
adoption of digital currencies is to unlock the institutional money preparing to enter the space,» Armstrong wrote in his blog.
The Coinfirm platform is utilizable for many potential applications of Blockchain and lays a foundation for
the adoption of digital currencies and Blockchain that ensures the transaction parties are compliant and operate in a safe environment.